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President Kim Yong-ik of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) (Photo: NHIS)President Kim Yong-ik of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) brushed aside concerns over exacerbating health insurance finance issues caused by the expansion of the coverage of medical services under “Presid…
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A bird’s eyeview of the Incheon Int’l Airport when its 4th expansion project is completed in 2024.A group of dignitaries led by Vice Minister Kim Kyung-wook of the Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transportation, Mayor Park Nam-choon of Incheon, Rep. Ahn Sang-soo, and President Koo Bon-hwan of …
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Korean and foreign experts pose while attending the 7th International Forum on Housing and Urban Finance (IFHUF) held at Yeouido Conrad Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 12. (Photo: HUG)“The Role of Urban Housing Finance for Expanding Comprehensive Housing Welfare,” was the subject of the 7th International U…
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A poster for the COEX Food Week 2019.A view of the booths inside COEX where the COEX Food Week 2019 took place Nov. 20-23 run by the National Food Clusters. (Photos:KNFC,COEX)The Korea National Food Cluster operated the Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition promotional booths at COEX FOOD WEE…
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A view of the National Pension Service headquarters in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. (Photo: NPS)The National Pension Fund (NPF) logged an investment return rate of 8.9 percent on the back of 57.4 trillion won in provisional revenues in the first nine months of the year, the National Pension Service Investm…
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President Sohn Chang-wan of the Korea Airports Corp.(KAC), 3rd L, joins others in raising their arms to work together hard at a ceremony to kick off the construction of the Chinchero Int’l Airport in Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 1, which will be overseen by KAC and Korean construction firms until the $30 m…
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President Lee Jae-kwang of Korea Urban Housing Guarantee Corp.(HUG).The Korea Urban Housing Guarantee Corp. (HUG) signed an MOU with Urban Institute on the exchange of cooperation in housing policies and housing finance on Nov. 12 in Washington.The two institutions are slated to exchange information…
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The 2019 Industrial Transformation Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) hosted at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 13. (Photos: MOTIE)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) hosted the 2019 Industrial Transformation Conference at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 13. The conf…
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Rep. Kim Kwan-young of the Baru Mirae Party, a member of the National Assembly Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee, President Kim Hyeong-geun of Korea Gas Safety Corp. (KGS), and representatives from gas safety circles gesture as they attended a policy seminar on the safety manageme…
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President Moon Jae-in delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 56th Trade Day anniversary at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 5. (Photo: KITA)Despite a streak of inside and outside uncertainties, Korea’s trade is most likely to surpass $1 trillion threshold for the third …
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The Korea Exchange held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul office building on Jan. 2, 2026. Chairman Jeong Eun-bo delivers his opening message. (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) held the 2026 Securities and De…
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KDB Chairman Park Sang-jin delivers a New Year’s address at the 2026 business kick-off ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, on Jan. 2. (Photo: KDB)Park Sang-jin, chairman of Korea Development Bank (KDB), emphasized that 2026, the Year of th…
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Sung Dai-gou, CEO of Tongyang Life Insurance, poses for a photo with employees at the 2026 Leaders Vision Summit at the Human Resources Development Center on Dec. 18. (Photo: Tongyang Life Insurance)The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) and six other f…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk presides over the Management Strategy Meeting for the First Half of 2026 at the bank’s main building in Seoul on Jan. 5. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank President and CEO Jung Sang-hyuk announced the bank’s s…
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